Medical Economics February 13, 2020
There have been 172 ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations since 2016 costing the U.S. health system more than $157 million, according to a report from comparitech.com.
These attacks affected 1,446 hospitals, clinics, and organizations and more than 6.6 million patient records. The ransom sought from these attacks varied from $1,600 to $14 million dollars, and hackers netted at least $640,000 since 2016, according to the report.
Ransomware is a type of malware that locks healthcare organizations and practices out of patient records and financial systems, according to Rick Clark, the corporate security director at Ontario Systems.
California was the most common target of these attacks with a total of 25, with Texas coming in second with 14. California’s attacks caused...
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